Stock-trough.



H. J, BRAKE E. E. HALL. STCK TLU! A1 @legume uml; :winni 1a, mms` Patente Deu. 5, 1908 .l speotiie, delmzhed, oll one ollhe end plates HARRY J. DRAKE AND EDWARD E. HALL, OF BUSHNELL, ILLINOIS.

STOCK-TROUGH.

Specification o! Letters latent,

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed May 19, 1908. Serial No. 433,781.

To at! whomy 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, 'HARRY J DRA ne and .Emmen F. HALL, citizens of the United States, residing; at Bushnell, in the county of il'lelonough and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in iock-flroughs; and we do hereby dechire Ille following to be a full, clear, and exari` description of the invention, such as will enable ot hers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in stock troughs and has relation more particularly to a trough that can he used either for feeding or Watering purpllblih it is a. further object of the invention to )rovide a device oi this character formed of lint Few parts that mayT be readily applied in position to produce a. iinished article.

lt is furthermore an ohjeet of they inven tion lo provide a device ol' this character which will dispense with heavy material and he simple in constructiol'iJ ellicienl` and ad vautaig'eous in practice and eol'nlmrativel) inexpensive to xnauulzu'tiu'e.

lith ille above and other objects in view the invention ronsists oF the details ol' ronstrnciion and in the novel arrangement and emnbir-.ation ol' parts to be hereinafter referred to.

ln describing the invention in detail referenee will he had fo the aeeompanyiunf drawings forming parl` of this speciiimition, wherein like rharactors of reference denote oorrespondingg parts in the several Views, and in which,

Figure l is a rie-w in perspective illustrating: the invention` Fig. is a View in pereiuplojfei'l in the invention. Fig. 3 is a frag" nlenliuyy view in perspective illustrating the. lwoiljv or trough poriion. Fig. 4 is a, view in perspr-f'tive, enlarged, ol' a corner of the device. Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary View in elevation illustrating a detail of the invention, and, Fig. (i is a fragmentary view in .sw-.tion illustrating further details. Fig. a lragrnonlarysectional view illustrating a detail olI the end plates.

ln the dra wings I denotes the body porliou of the invention which is formed prel'erahh,i ol a )lato ol' steel curved into a se1ni- "vliudriralIl'orm in cross section, having,r the outwardlyr extendingj longitudinal ilanges 2 l at iis top and the depending flanges 3 at ils ends. The top Hongos 2 are bent back u on themselves as at 3 (Fig. 6) which gives strength to the top of the trough, thus obviating the necessity of eniployin independent or auxiliary means. "lhe on flanges 3 at intervals are slit in order to produce double tenons 4.

Employed in conjunction with the body portion 1 are, the end plates or supports 5. Each of these )lates is rectangular in shape and is provided with the inwardly extending longitudinal flanges 6 and the end anges', the upper fiangc 6 being bent upon itself as at 8 for the same. purpose as referred to with reference to the lianges 2. 6 is provided with openings 9 for the passage of suitable securing or anchoring means if desired.

ln assen'iblingr the device the double tenons 4 ol the body 1 are inserted throughslots 10 in the end platos 5 andthe said tenons are then separated, one bein'g bent in onedireetion and the other in anl opposite direction, as is more particularly shown in Fig. 5. They are then soldered as indicated in Fig. 1. The upper Ranges 2 ol the body l are opposed against the upper flanges (i of the end plates 5 and said lianges 5 and (i are. securely held one to the. other by the rivets or other fastening means 1l. lhe contacting p0rtions oi' the body l and the end plates 5 are then soldered one to the other as are also the contacting portions of the llanges 2, fi and 7. lhe fianges 2 are connected by a transverse brace l2 )ositioned approximately centrally of the body l. 'lhis brave serves to reinforce the body and also arts as a" divider ol the dri liking or feeding space.

What we claim is;

ln a, devine of the character described, the combimition ol a body having top flanges and end flanges, end plates, each of said end plates being provided with top and bottoni flanges, the. top Ilanges ol' the end plates beiupr secured to the top flanges ol the body, the lower flanges ol' the end plates being perforated, and means vi herr-.by the end flanges of the bod)r engage the cnd plates.

ln testimony wlu-reolI we have` signed our naines to this specification in they presence of two su bscribing witnesses.

llAltltY J. BRAKE.

EDWARD IG. HALL. lvitnesses J. E. OLSON, JAY F. lmnfrmonu.

The lower flange' 

